Sweet Gerkins
Yield
8 servingsPrep
30 minCook
0 minReady
4 daysIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
salt
|
|
| 8 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 6 | cups |
vinegar
|
|
| ¾ | tablespoon |
turmeric
|
|
| 5 | pounds |
cucumbers
3 inches long or less |
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
celery seeds
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
pickling spices
|
*
|
| 8 | each |
cinnamon sticks
1 inch each |
*
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
fennel bulb
|
|
| 1 | x |
salt
|
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1.9 | l |
sugar
|
|
| 1.4 | l |
vinegar
|
|
| 11 | ml |
turmeric
|
|
| 2.3 | kg |
cucumbers
3 inches long or less |
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
celery seeds
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
pickling spices
|
*
|
| 8 | each |
cinnamon sticks
1 inch each |
*
|
| 2.5 | ml |
fennel bulb
|
|
| 1 | x |
salt
|
*
|
Directions
These pickles take 4 days to make.
Day 1
In morning, place cucumbers in large bowl and cover with boiling water; let stand 6 hours.
In afternoon, drain and cover again with fresh boiling water. Let stand overnight.
Day 2
In morning, drain cucumbers and cover with fresh boiling water; let stand 6 hours.
In afternoon, drain cucumbers; add salt; cover with fresh boiling water.
Day 3
In morning, drain cucumbers; prick with fork. Combine 3 cup of the sugar, 3 cups of the vinegar and herbs and spices (except vanilla extract) in a pan. Heat to the boiling point and pour over cucumbers.
In afternoon, drain into a large pan; add 2 cups of the sugar and 2 cups of the vinegar. Heat to the boiling point and pour over pickles. Cover and let stand.
Day 4
In morning, drain into a large pan; add 2 cups of the sugar and 1 cup of the vinegar. Heat to boiling and pour over pickles.
In afternoon, prepare jars. Drain syrup off pickles into large pan; add remaining 1 cup sugar and the vanilla extract (if desired) to syrup; heat to boiling. Pack pickles into clean, hot jars. Cover with hot syrup, leaving ½-inch headspace; seal. Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
Make 7 to 8 pints.
